Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-21
THE SPRINGFIELD ENGINE AND
ThRESHeR CO.

One OF the Leading Industrial Feature.
Of the Country.
The immense plant and business of thi.
company rah IS among the largest and most
prosperous industrial interests of this-th.
Champion City-for manufacturing. Ii is
mammouth in all senses of that much
abused term, and has performed the silent
offices of carrying abroad into all sections
of the United States the fame and com
mercial glory Of Springfield ~ a manufac-
turing center. In a conversation with an
attache of the staff Of the SPRiNGFIEI ID
DAILY REPUBLIC prominent member of
this company assented Ia their announcement
relating to the present and prospective con
ditions of the market in their line. Said he:
Business is more active and our orders
on hand exceed In numbers those for cor
responding period in 1856. While il can be
considered early in the season to cast
opinions of any value rs to business in the
immediate and remote future of the present
year. ii can be said at this time that il the
wheat crop of the central and western states
has not been materially damaged BY the
recent eccentricities of the spring weather,
this year will be the largest we have ex-
perienced in several seasons. Collections
are fair, and. rs far as we can rely upon re-
ports, the farmers and general agricultural
lists are prosperous"
In another direction. and through an en-
tirely different source. the writer learned
that $40 nen were on the payroll of this
company, whiGh calls for an annual dis
bursement of fIom $50. 600 10 S20O 600 for
wages; that the market for their portable
and traction engines, threshing machinery.
swinging sfackers. grain registers and horse
powers was found all over the country.
with particular reference 10 the middle and
western states. Speaking of their traction
engines Local dealer thus expressed
himself: There are number of points in
which their machine is superior to any
other traction engine built. Ii is known 10
be the most substantial and powerful Ell
gine on the market, and that its durability
viii greatly exceed that of any other en-
gine. Ii Is also the most easily handled and
operated. Ii embodies all the latest im-
lTovements and has all the conveniences
which belong tn a first-class machine. IL
U<fe0 0fssss-s s-.s~sss>s..-
are to be met with in practical work. and
its performance has always been even
under the severest tests, when the condi-
tons were most unfayorable. smphatically
in its favor. Those who provide themselves
with Springfield Traction Engine and
Springfield Vibrating Separator will have
the best steam threshing rigs in the world. b"
Their portable engines are the llghtest,
strongest. most powerful and economical
engine built. There are thousands OF them
now in use and as many testimonials certi-
fy 10 their complete satisfaction. Their
champion grain register. clover hulier at
tachment. with the new Springfield sepa-
rator. all stand foremost among farmers
who make specially of raising grain.
Still another dealer speaks of their Kelly
horsepower: 1T is in my opinion the best
horse power in the market. The same
power can be used with either two, three.
four. five, six, eight. ten or twelve horses
by different arrangement OF the levers,
lever brackets and lever loops From its
scientific construction il runs at
least 80 per cent. lighter. and makes the
wear of the teeth fully 40 per cent. less
than any other power in the market"
The gentlemen comprising this company
have national reputation. and are recog-
nized in every way as enterprlsing and Is
fulfilling to the letter the highest respOnsi-
bility TO which they pledge themselves. of
their business We can say il occupies
leading position. not only with regard To
The superiority Of its output but for the
liberal business policy and promptness with
which all its dealings are conducted.